Where: Tunisia (33.0° N, 10.5° E: paleocoordinates 21.4° N, 11.6° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Middle Callovian to Middle Callovian (164.7 - 161.2 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified, bioturbated wackestone
Collection methods: surface (in situ), mechanical,
Primary reference: S. Holzapfel. 1998. Palökologie benthischer Faunengemeinschaften und Taxonomie der Bivalven im Jura von Südtunesien. Beringeria - Würzburger geowissenschaftliche Mitteilungen (22)1-199 [F. Fursich/D. Hempfling/M. Gahr]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 13609: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Danica Hempfling on 16.04.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Echinoidea | |
Pseudocidaris gauthieri sea urchin | |
Monodiadema cotteaui sea urchin | |
Bivalvia | |
Pholadomya kachchhensis, "Bucardiomya lirata" = Pholadomya (Bucardiomya)
"Bucardiomya lirata" = Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) clam | |
Ceratomya wimmisensis Gillieron 1886 clam | |
Gythemon sp. Casey 1952 clam
Pronoella aff. bynei clam | |
Eomiodon gardeti clam | |
Protocardia somaliensis Cox 1935 cockle
Protocardia intexta Muenster 1837 cockle | |
Mactromya crassa Agassiz 1845 clam | |
Musculus somaliensis Cox 1935 mussel | |
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus Sowerby 1818 mussel | |
Actinostreon costatum, "Actinostreon solitarium" = Actinostreon gregareum
Actinostreon costatum oyster
"Actinostreon solitarium" = Actinostreon gregareum Sowerby 1816 oyster | |
Liostrea sandalina oyster | |
Rhynchonellata | |
"Charltonithyris bihinensis" = Arabatia bihinensis
"Charltonithyris bihinensis" = Arabatia bihinensis Weir 1929 |